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Project Mana 2023-24 S1
Project Mana 2023-24 S1
BA023IU
Project Management
Session 1
Project Management
E-mail: nntung@hcmiu.edu.vn
❑ Understanding on the concepts of project planning and organization,
project control and project communications.
❑ Insights into human behavior and people skills for project management.
• Assignments 30%
• Mid-Term Exam 30%
• Final Exam 40%
Knowledge Check
Every Session, you have a weekly quiz.
❑True
❑False
Knowledge Check
Every Session, you have a weekly quiz.
❑True
❑False
Course Readings
• Textbook: Meredith, J. and Mantel Jr, S. (2012), Project
Management: A Managerial Approach, 8th edition, Wiley.
Answer:
Source: Adapted from Timothy J. Kloppenborg, Debbie Tesch, and Ravi Chinta, "21st Century
Project Success Measures: Evolution, Interpretation, and Direction," Proceedings, PMI
Research and Education Conference 2012 (Limerick, Ireland, July 2012).
Break-out Session
Why Projects fail?
• Insufficient resources and/or time
• Unclear expectations
• Changes in the scope not understood or agreed upon
• Stakeholders disagree on expectations
• Inadequate project planning
Source: Adapted from Timothy J. Kloppenborg, Debbie Tesch, and Ravi Chinta, "21st Century
Project Success Measures: Evolution, Interpretation, and Direction," Proceedings, PMI
Research and Education Conference 2012 (Limerick, Ireland, July 2012).
Knowledge Check
Which of the following is not one of the four
dimensions of project success?
Source: PMI
Quantitative techniques Behavioral techniques
Figure 1-4
Another Possible Project Life Cycle
Figure 1-5
Slow – Rapid – Slow
Slow – Rapid – Slow pattern
Estimate of Project Cost
Risks During Project Life Cycle
Risks During Project Life Cycle
Figure 1-6
Risks During Project Life Cycle
Figure 1-7
Knowledge Check
The conventional project lifecycle can be
described as a pattern characterized by
____________.
a) parabolic progress
b) logarithmic progress
c) slow-rapid-slow progress
d) extremely slow progress
Knowledge Check
The conventional project lifecycle can be described
as a pattern characterized by ____________.
a) parabolic progress
b) logarithmic progress
c) slow-rapid-slow progress
d) extremely slow progress
What criteria are people going to use to judge this project as a success?
Stakeholders
Who has a stake in the solution or outcome?
Who is going to contribute resources (e.g., people, money, time, tools, space)
End of Session 1